China and US to hold trade talks in October as mistrust remains
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CHINA and the US announced that face-to-face negotiations aimed at ending their tariff war will be held in Washington in the coming weeks, amid scepticism on both sides that any substantive progress can be made.
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He agreed to a visit in "early October" during a telephone call on Thursday morning Beijing time with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, according to a statement from China's Ministry of Commerce. A cautious statement from the USTR's office confirmed that ministerial-level discussions will take place in "the coming weeks", without specifying when.
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